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- DictionaryStake/stāk/
noun
- 1. a sum of money or something else of value gambled on the outcome of a risky game or venture: "playing dice for high stakes"
verb
- 1. gamble (money or something else of value) on the outcome of a game or race: "one gambler staked everything he'd got and lost"
- 2. give financial or other support to: informal North American "he staked him to an education at the École des Beaux-Arts"
Definitions of stake. noun. a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground. see more. noun. a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track) “the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake ”. synonyms: post. see more.
2 days ago · 1. See at stake. 2. plural noun. The stakes involved in a contest or a risky action are the things that can be gained or lost . The game was usually played for high stakes between two large groups. By arresting the organisation's leaders the government has raised the stakes. For the president the political stakes could hardly have been higher.
[singular] stake in something a part or share in a business, plan, etc. that will bring you money or other benefits if it succeeds. She has a personal stake in the success of the play. Many young people no longer feel they have a stake in society. He has a personal stake in the outcome of the war.
noun. uk / steɪk / us. be at stake. Add to word list. If something is at stake, it is in a situation where it might be lost or damaged: We have to act quickly - people's lives are at stake. stake noun (PART) a part of a business that you own, or an amount of money that you have invested in a business: He has a 30 percent stake in the company.
stake. noun. /steɪk/. [countable] a wooden or metal post that is pointed at one end and pushed into the ground in order to support something, mark a particular place, etc. Tall plants can be secured by tying them to stakes. Join us.
1. A piece of wood or metal pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a marker, fence pole, or tent peg. 2. a. A vertical post to which an offender is bound for execution by burning. b. Execution by burning. Used with the: condemned to the stake. 3.
Britannica Dictionary definition of STAKE. 1. [count] : a pointed stick or post that is pushed into the ground especially to mark a place or to support something. 2. the stake : a post that a person was tied to and burned on in the past as a form of punishment. Joan of Arc was burned at the stake. 3.
